A Scholar Can Never Let Mere Wrongness

Loads Of Children Read Books About Dinosaurs, Underwater Monsters, Dragons, Witches, Aliens, And Robots. Essentially, The People Who Read Sf, Fantasy And Horror Haven't Grown Out Of Enjoying The Strange And Weird.

Someone Came In All Starfleet Badges Today. Not On My Shift, Sadly.' 'fascist,' Leon Had Said. 'why Are You So Prejudiced Against Nerds?' 'please,' Billy Said. 'that Would Be A Bit Self-hating, Wouldn't It?' 'yeah, But You Pass. You're Like, You're In Deep Cover,' Leon Said. 'you Can Sneak Out Of The Nerd Ghetto And Hide The Badge And Bring Back Food And Clothes And Word Of The Outside World.

Part Of The Appeal Of The Fantastic Is Taking Ridiculous Ideas Very Seriously And Pretending They're Not Absurd.

I Couldn't Tell If I Was Perspicacious Or Paranoid.

One Of The Things That I Love So Much About Fantasy And Science Fiction Is That The Weirdness That It Creates Is Always At Its Best Completely Its Own End And Also Metaphorically And Symbolically Laden.